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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 2952387, member: 5233"]So, I'd love to add a Prussian 20 Mark gold coin to my German collection. I'm on a limited budget so for the time being, a high end piece is not really realistic. With gold being fairly low, I was thinking of picking up a circulated example because they can be had for close to spot. My thought was...it would give me an example of the type for a relatively low cost and if I ever wanted to upgrade, all I'd have in it was a spot value (or roughly).</p><p><br /></p><p>I was thinking of buying something like this:</p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Germany-Prussia-Gold-20-Mark-2304-oz-XF-AU-Random-Date/302128020808?hash=item46583bbd48:g:bHsAAOSwD9dZxDNw" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Germany-Prussia-Gold-20-Mark-2304-oz-XF-AU-Random-Date/302128020808?hash=item46583bbd48:g:bHsAAOSwD9dZxDNw" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/Germany-Prussia-Gold-20-Mark-2304-oz-XF-AU-Random-Date/302128020808?hash=item46583bbd48:g:bHsAAOSwD9dZxDNw</a></p><p><br /></p><p>My only concern is...I don't know if I'm risking getting something that has been harshly cleaned. The description says XF/AU...but can I trust that? Like I said, common date circulated is fine. This price is about 10% over spot which seems reasonable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is this a bad way to go for a coin like this?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 2952387, member: 5233"]So, I'd love to add a Prussian 20 Mark gold coin to my German collection. I'm on a limited budget so for the time being, a high end piece is not really realistic. With gold being fairly low, I was thinking of picking up a circulated example because they can be had for close to spot. My thought was...it would give me an example of the type for a relatively low cost and if I ever wanted to upgrade, all I'd have in it was a spot value (or roughly). I was thinking of buying something like this: [url]https://www.ebay.com/itm/Germany-Prussia-Gold-20-Mark-2304-oz-XF-AU-Random-Date/302128020808?hash=item46583bbd48:g:bHsAAOSwD9dZxDNw[/url] My only concern is...I don't know if I'm risking getting something that has been harshly cleaned. The description says XF/AU...but can I trust that? Like I said, common date circulated is fine. This price is about 10% over spot which seems reasonable. Is this a bad way to go for a coin like this?[/QUOTE]
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